Luke 18:15-17 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

Monday, March 26, 2012

The children’s outreach,
"winning children for Christ" meeting on Saturday 24th March 2012 was
a success thanks to the Lord who saw us through. The outreach was schedule for 2:00
pm. Donald Aneng one of the Team Directors of the Damas branch was in place by
12:30pm, were he prepared the Bread for Life Guest House. By 1:45 pm Enyang Martin and Venant Zagache
arrived and a short preparatory meeting with prayers was held. At 2:00pm three
children arrived and we decided to start our program with them, presenting the
New AWANA workbooks to the children we helped them write their names in their
respective workbooks. We also noticed that amongst the three children present,
one of them called Reunise had skin infection in both her feet. After inquires,
we discovered infection has been persisting for six months. Venant, a medical
personnel sent a little note to Reunise parents advising them on what to do. By the time we got the three children write
their names in their AWANA workbooks, 11 more children arrived taking the
number to 14 children with another helper Linda. We continued with the name
writing exercise and took a few pictures.

After the names were
written we introduced the first volume of the AWANA workbook to the children
and the course encouraged the children to work and study the books. We then
went outside for fun and games and to get camera shots. By the time we were
through with this another group of children arrived, taking the total number to
22. Inquiring about the others, we learned some had gone for holidays, it is
Easter break in Cameroonian schools. Some also went to farms to help their
parents and others went to attend birthday parties. Nevertheless, we thank God
that some children were present. We then took the opportunity to ask about
their studies and did a question and answer session on the Bible, with gifts to
those who answered correctly. We plan for our next Program with the kids on the
31st March 2012 and asked them what activities they would like to do. We then shared a little snack with the
children and by the end the meeting, the number of children present had gotten
to 35.

We noticed
that amongst these children, some presented cases of untreated or badly treated
sickness we notice tooth problems and untreated conjunctivitis. Added to this
we also realized that some of the children went to farms to help their parents
just to make ends meet and pay their school fees. Others came in with dirty or torn
cloths which are only covered by AWANA T shirts they wear. And yet others had
not eaten since morning and the little snacks we gave them could not satisfy
them completely. We are therefore praying to the Lord to provide for us and
also send our ways partners and donors to support the programs and provide the
basic necessities to these children so that they can have normal lives come to know the Lord and study the Bible with us. If
you are called by the Lord to partner with us or to help or support our work in
anyway, you can contact Bread For Life International on Behalf of the
children’s Outreach/AWANA program

On
Saturday 26 February 2012 our children's program took a new turn thanks to the
efforts of Venant, one of the volunteers.we decided to take the children on a door to door evangelism so they could talk to their friends, preach the gospel to them and invite them over to our programs. Wearing their AWANA T Shirts we went from door to door in the Damas neighborhood singing loud and clear about Jesus and God's love for us. We let the children answer the questions of the different parents we met and through this won over the trust of parents who willingly permitted their children to attend the children's Outreach/AWANA programs. We also got 30 new children register for our programs and teaching lessons. We certainly believe this is God's doing and these are open doors for the gospel to be preach not only to children but to parents as well. Please pray with us and partner with us in this work to preach the gospel without using a denomination but preaching Christ to those who do not know him . Feel free to ask questions we are ready to answer you at all times.We are a branch or an extension of Bread for life International and you can get more info by calling 237 78985480 or contacting directly Bread for life Cameroon. email breadforlifecameroon@gmail.com or winningchildrenforchrist@yahoo.com.